Rack.



G. M HALL.

n RACK. PPLICATIONIFILED JUNEKIS. "917.

1,276,905. A Patented Aug. 27, 1918.

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` G. M. HALL.

RACK.

APPLICATION FLLED :une 5. |917.

1,276,905. Patented Aug. 27, 191s.

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\\\\ Ge e-/Vof/ an /fa// 85 duly raised, v whereby the rack v may be '-.readily handled withoutdanger of. burning.` A still further obj ect of the invention consistsin a novel construction of the rack UNITED STATESPATRNT OFFICE;

GEORGEMORGAN HALL, OP GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, AssIGNoRTo HALL CANNER COMPANY, OP GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, yA CORPORATION OP MICHIGAN.

RACK;

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug', 27,

Application filed .Tune 15, 1917. Serial No. 194,929.

To all whom t may concern."

Be it known that I, GEORGE MORGAN HALL, a citizen of the United States ofrAmer'ica, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements `in Racks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thef invention, such as will enable others 10` skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

. This invention relates to a Vrack adapted particularly to hold jars or cans for ready immersing in or removal of the same from boiling water in a receptacle, in the process of cooking the contentswithinthe jars. It is an object and purpose of the present invention to make a very simple and economical holder orv rack which will holdjars of varioussizes and clasp the same so as to hold them upright without danger that any jars shall tilt toone side,.there being provided means in the construction for yieldingly contracting oreXpanding ythe jar hold-k ing means to adapt it for dierent dname-f` -L ters of jars. A further object of the inven- Vtion-consists in the provision of a novel construction of 'rack which shall include an engaging means whereby it may be Vengaged with the upper edge of a side of a .recep-` .tacle adapted to contain water heated to a' high degree of temperatureythe rack also -V j members formed of wire each having 'a verincluding an outwardly extending handle y which; 1

which projects far enough from the container that its temperature will not be unentirely from wire whereby avery economical yet durable and eliici'ent rack'for holdjarsmay be produced. All of these; features of novelty and utility willv ing various t be 'apparent as understanding of the inventionis had from* thefollowing description Y and drawing showing the construction in Figures 1 and 2 illustrate two modifications ofthe rack in perspective and show the method of removable attachment to a can or containerwhich is shown'in'y dotted outline. j v.

In the construction of. the rack as shown in Eig. 1a member is madey from ak length of wire which is bent midway between its ends each end terminating in a vertical standard 1 of considerablelength. The upper ends of said standards are converged toward each other as indicated at 2 and then formed into a' U-shapedfloop S'opened on itsunder side.A A clip,l suoli as 4, may be passed around the ywires `:adjacent the -loop to preclude their separation. The upper leg j of the loop is then bent outwardly and subn stantiallyk horizontal to make a handle 5 which vmay be of any desired length sufhcient, however, that'when the device as a whole is attached to the container the handle will project a considerable distance therefrom. It'will be noted that the handle 5 is in the form of a loop thepiece of Awire from which the member is made being bent at its'middle point at the end of the handle. I

A second'ineinber orbase of wireis used and is bent into substantially circular form asV indicated at 6. *The circle is not completed, however, but the endsof the wire atk 7 are turned inwardlyand positioned in the planevof the circle substantially parallel to each other and spaced ,apart as shown. The lowerends of the standards lare turned rso around partsof the circle as indicated at 4 8 making an inseparablev connection therewith. j Y

The rack is completed by two additional portions 9 around said member as indicated at 10. The' vertical portions 9 extend upwardly to a point' a short distance below the" converging portions 2 of standards 11T and each is then bent inwardly toward the standards l as indicated at 11, the ends of the portions 11 being turned around standards 1 as indicated at 12. It will also be observed that each section l1 fis curved to conform Asubstantiallyto the'circular'base 6 below it.

A rack of the character described is adapted to receive'jars or cans in which fruit or other edibles may be preserved. The base 6 may liaveits shape changed and varied being yieldable either to expand or tical portion 9 located-in front of and paral- Y lelmg the Avertical Vstandards 1. Each por- .tioii 9 at its lower end is ooiinected with thel base member 6 by turning the ends of said n Y 1contract as is obvious.Vl And `by reason of this feature the vertical'k'portions 9 may be adjusted with respect.y to each other so as to receive different sizes of cans and clasp the same 4against .the standards 1'. Further the U-sliaped loop 3 open on its under side permits the attachment of the rack as aA whole to the upper-edge of the side of a can or container such as is indicated inl dotted outline. This can or container may hold water heated to .a high degree of temperature andthe rack with Jars therein may `be immersed in the water for cooking the contents of the jars. The outwardly extending handle 5 is of utility in handling the rack `rby reason of its extension to a' distance away,` fromthe lcan or container, whereby yits temperatureisnot yunduly raised and it is not necessary toycome into close cont-act 'with the' boiling water within the can in handlingthe rack. All of these features makethe rack one of special vutility and V.value and by reasonfof Athe construction rigid as by solder or otherwise. I

In Fig. f2 a modicatioii in structure is `r shown and one which fory sonieyreasons is preferred. 1n this construction the member consisting ofvertical,standards 1 with loops y 8 at their lower ends,.the standards converging at theirupper, ends and formed into a thereofr and providedwith an .outwardly extending handle 5, is the same fin allrespects as that 'shown in F 1, except 'that the standards iarefarther apart. The rack is completed inL this construction byr the addition of' a. single piece yof wire .bent into a" special and particular formation as shown. The two extreme ends of the wire are formed intoloops 12L which pass around and cony nect vwith ythe standards 1, the s ame as do the loops 12 nin the lconstruction shown in Figi v1, thence being fashioned into curved arms 11a which extend outwardly for a distance, at their outerk ends y coming closer together than do the outer ends of the simi-Y From the front ends of, portions 11 the Uv-shaped loop 3 open von the underside wires are-,bent downwardlyto form'verticalv portions 9, similar to vthe' portions 9 previ- -ously described, which, at their lower ends.

' areibent Vbackwardly to provideA horizontal `portions 13 whichlead toand through loops v 8, the wire vbetweenportionsl being formed into a spring coill 1/1 the tendency of which Aisto carry the vertical sections 92L toward each other. It is apparent that if the portions 9@ are separated by the insertion of a.

jar or Lcan of relativelv klarge' diameter, the tendency; of springdlis to cause vthem to return to their firstypositionaon removal of the jar or can.

This construction of rack requires but two pieces of wire and coil 14 serves as a 'base or stop to'prevent any jar or can pass* lying ina horizontal plane and open at one side to which the lower ends of said standards are secured at a side opposite said open side, said base being yieldingly expansible latl said open side whereby the opening may Vbe enlarged, and members extending upwardly from and connected to the ybase at each side of the opening and connected at their upper ends to said standards, said members moving away from each other as the base. is expanded, whereby the vertical standards and said members are adapted to 'receive various sizes of Jars or the like be- -tween them, substantially as described.

' 2. In combination, a rack comprising two wire members, the first member *including two spaced apart vertical standards, and the second member including two? spaced'apart vertical wire portions located in front ofthe vertical wire standards ofthe firstinember, abase includinga spring coil vinterposed between the lower lends of said standardsandvertical portions of the ysecond member, said base beingformed integrallywth yand lfrom the same' piece of wire as said vertical portions, connections between the lower' ends of saidstandards andthe base, and horizontal portions bent at' the upperends of said vertical wire portioiisand'coniiected at the ends to said standards,fsub stantially as described. Y

3. In combination, a rack comprising a member Vformed from a single piece of wire bent at itsv middle to form a horizontal n handle, the wires'of the handle-coming tolar portions 11 fin the iirst construction, T

gether at their inner ends and then formed intoan inverted. U-shaped bend," and thence' diverging and extending do-wnwardlyv to make two spaced apart vertical standards, a

'second wire member formed yfronti fa; single piece of wire' formed at its middle into a horizontally positioned spring coil` and thence having horizontal portions extending one along each side of the coil for a distance and thence bent upwardly to form' spaced apart vertical wire portions, eacli at its upand connections between said upper horizontal portions of the second member and said standards, substantially as described.

4L. In combination, a rack, comprising a member formed of wire and including two spaced' apart vertical standards, a yield,- ingly expanding and contracting base member to one side of which the lower ends of the standards are connected, and vertical wire portions extending in spaced apart relation from the opposite side of the base member, horizontal wire portions being bent from the'upper ends of said vertical portions toward said standards and connected thereto at the ends of said horizontal portions, said vertical portions having connection to the base and moving away from and toward each other as the base is expanded and contracted, substantiallyas described.

5. In combination, a rack including a vertical supporting member, a yieldingly expanding and contracting base member to one side of which the supporting member is connected at its lower end, vertical wire portions extending in spaced apart relation 'from the opposite side of the base member, horizontal wire portions being bent from the upper ends of said vertical portions toward said supporting member and connected thereto, said vertical portions having connection t0 the base and moving away handle, the wires of the handle coming to,

gether at their inner ends and formed into an inverted U-shaped bend, and thence diy verging and extending downwardly to make two spaced apart vertical standards, a base located in a horizontal plane to one side of which the lower ends ofsaid standards are Y connected, said base extending from the standards in a direction opposite to the extension of the handle, and members extending upwardly from and connected to the 0pposite side of the base at their lower ends andto the standards at their upper ends, the standards and said members being adapted to receive diilerent sizes of jars or the like between them, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I ai'lix my signature.

GEORGE MORGAN HALL.

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Washington, D. G." 

